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Title: | Dyadic perspectives on loneliness and social isolation among people with dementia and spousal carers: findings from the IDEAL programme |
Authors: | Rippon, I Victor, CR Martyr, A Matthews, FE Quinn, C Rusted, JM Jones, RW Collins, R van Horik, J Pentecost, C Allan, L Clare, L |
Keywords: | caring;life satisfaction;relationship;couples |
Issue Date: | 11-Dec-2023 |
Publisher: | Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group) |
Citation: | Rippon, I. et al. (2023) 'Dyadic perspectives on loneliness and social isolation among people with dementia and spousal carers: findings from the IDEAL programme', Aging and Mental Health, 0 (ahead of print), pp. 1-9. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2023.2286618. |
Abstract: | Copyright © 2023 the Author(s). Objectives: This study aims to investigate the impact of self and partner experiences of loneliness and social isolation on life satisfaction in people with dementia and their spousal carers. Methods: We used data from 1042 dementia caregiving dyads in the Improving the experience of Dementia and Enhancing Active Life (IDEAL) programme cohort. Loneliness was measured using the six-item De Jong Gierveld loneliness scale and social isolation using the six-item Lubben Social Network Scale. Data were analysed using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model framework. Results: Self-rated loneliness was associated with poorer life satisfaction for both people with dementia and carers. The initial partner effects observed between the loneliness of the carer and the life satisfaction of the person with dementia and between social isolation reported by the person with dementia and life satisfaction of the carer were reduced to nonsignificance once the quality of the relationship between them was considered. Discussion: Experiencing greater loneliness and social isolation is linked with reduced life satisfaction for people with dementia and carers. However, having a positive view of the quality of the relationship between them reduced the impact of loneliness and social isolation on life satisfaction. Findings suggest the need to consider the experiences of both the person with dementia and the carer when investigating the impact of loneliness and social isolation. Individual interventions to mitigate loneliness or isolation may enhance life satisfaction for both partners and not simply the intervention recipient. |
Description: | For the purpose of open access, the authors have applied a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising. Data availability: IDEAL data were deposited with the UK data archive in April 2020. Details of how to access the data can be found here: https://reshare.ukdataservice.ac.uk/854293/ Supplemental material is available online at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13607863.2023.2286618#supplemental-material-section (MS Word (60.8 KB)). |
URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/27581 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2023.2286618 |
ISSN: | 1360-7863 |
Other Identifiers: | ORCID iD: Isla Rippon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9743-2592 ORICD iD: Christina Victor https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4213-3974 |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Health Sciences Research Papers |
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